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{{Infobox album | {{Infobox album | ||
| Name = Don't Be A Stranger | | Name = Don't Be A Stranger | ||
| Type = Studio | | Type = Studio | ||
| Artist = [[Mark Eitzel]] | | Artist = [[Mark Eitzel]] | ||
| Genre = | | Genre = | ||
| Cover = ME- | | Cover = ME-Stranger2.jpg | ||
| Released = October 2, 2012 | | Released = October 2, 2012 | ||
| Recorded = | | Recorded = | ||
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{{Album ratings | {{Album ratings | ||
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|rev1Score=8/10 | |rev1Score=8/10 | ||
|rev2=Paste | |rev2=Paste | ||
|rev2Score=8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/10/mark-eitzel-dont-be-a-stranger.html|title=Mark Eitzel: Don't Be a Stranger|publisher=Paste|last=Deusner|first=Stephen|date=2012-10-02|accessdate=2012-10-06}}</ref> | |rev2Score=8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/10/mark-eitzel-dont-be-a-stranger.html|title=Mark Eitzel: Don't Be a Stranger|publisher=Paste|last=Deusner|first=Stephen|date=2012-10-02|accessdate=2012-10-06}}</ref> | ||
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'''''Don't Be A Stranger''''' is the 10th solo studio album by [[Mark Eitzel]]. It was released on October 2, 2012 on [[Merge Records]] in the US and [[Decor Records]] in the UK, and produced by [[Sheldon Gomberg]]. | '''''Don't Be A Stranger''''' is the 10th solo studio album by [[Mark Eitzel]]. It was released on October 2, 2012 on [[Merge Records]] in the US and [[Decor Records]] in the UK, and produced by [[Sheldon Gomberg]]. The working title was ''The Bill Is Due''. | ||
==Promotional videos== | |||
[[Merge Records]] created a series of promotional videos for the album, featuring [[Mark Eitzel]] asking various friends and celebrities for advice surrounding the advancement of his new album. | |||
Eitzel and playwright Simon Stephens discuss "[[Nowhere To Run]]" | |||
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHhYETUmJ-w</embedvideo> | |||
Eitzel and comedian Neil Hamburger discuss "[[Break The Champagne]]" | |||
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9OnP8cDSQM</embedvideo> | |||
Eitzel and actress Grace Zabriskie discuss "[[You're Waiting]]" | |||
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-b-tpcfKsI</embedvideo> | |||
Eitzel and acting coach Drew Droege discuss "[[Oh Mercy]]" | |||
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMSZAuEwxYo</embedvideo> | |||
Eitzel and DJ Foodcourt discuss "[[All My Love]]" | |||
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5jmq1oHFgc</embedvideo> | |||
Eitzel and writer Nadya Ginsburg discuss "[[I Love You But You're Dead]]" | |||
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKj3jF6Z_ZM</embedvideo> | |||
Eitzel and style consultant/makeup artist Billy B discuss the album | |||
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmcLO5C4xGI</embedvideo> | |||
==Track list== | ==Track list== | ||
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Note: iTunes included 2 bonus tracks: | |||
{{Track list | |||
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|title1=[[In Your House]] | |||
|length1=2:46 | |||
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|title2=[[Things Slip Through Your Hands]] | |||
|length2=3:10 | |||
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}} | |||
==Personnel== | |||
* [[Mark Eitzel]] - vocals, guitar, organ, piano, bongos, bass, zither, xylophone, arrangements, cover photo | |||
* [[Sheldon Gomberg]] - bass, production, recording, mixing | |||
* [[Pete Thomas]] - drums | |||
* [[Vudi]] - electric guitar | |||
* [[Danny Frankel]] - kokiriko | |||
* [[Fred Bows]] - strings | |||
* [[David Piltch]] - bass | |||
* [[Ben Peeler]] - lap steel guitar | |||
* [[Larry Goldings]] - piano | |||
* [[Jon Langmead]] - drums | |||
* [[Zak Rae]] - piano | |||
* [[Alexander Perkins]] - backing vocals | |||
* [[Jerry Minchin]] - backing vocals | |||
* [[BooHoo Institutional Choir]] - backing vocals | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||